Vacancy Notice – Anti-Corruption Expert

Assignment Description: Preparing and delivering a full-day training on Lebanon’s 2020 National Anti-Corruption Strategy for 25 political activists.

Assignment Location: Beirut, Lebanon

Employment Type: Short-term consultancy 

Assignment Period: June 2023

Level of Effort: Two expert days   

How to apply: Please send the application documents to [email protected] cc’ing [email protected], by 22 March 2023, 11:59 PM local time. 

DRI is looking for an Anti-Corruption Expert to deliver one full-day training on Lebanon’s 2020 National Anti-Corruption Strategy for 25 political activists..

Background

Democracy Reporting International (DRI) is a non-partisan, independent, not-for-profit organisation registered in Berlin. It has been established in Lebanon since 2016. DRI promotes political participation of citizens, accountability of state bodies and the development of democratic institutions worldwide. Democratic discourse is the basis of our mission and vision. In our work, we facilitate discussion and exchange about democratic government and the need for a continuous discourse adhering to democratic rules.   

In the framework of its Lebanon project “A bottom-up reform agenda for Lebanon: Supporting youth, women, and civil society actors to expand civic space”, DRI conducted a mapping of the emerging civil society groups to understand their political agenda, the challenges they face, their capacity to engage citizens in the political process, and their potential need for support. Based on this mapping, the surveyed civil society actors highlighted the need for technical assistance.

Therefore, DRI developed a comprehensive capacity support programme for emerging civil society groups to build institutional capacities and individual competencies that enable them to develop a political agenda, build networks, and communicate their ideas. The target group will include around 25 participants from emerging civil society/change groups. The Anti-Corruption Expert will help the emerging groups better understand the strategy that Lebanese authorities have developed in line with 2030 Global Agenda for Sustainable Development. S/he should ensure that participants are informed on corruption concepts in Lebanon, how to enhance accountability and transparency, how to end impunity and report on corrupted conducts, Lebanon’s commitment to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), etc. The expert should ensure that the emerging groups will be able to revise practices or procedures to reduce the risk of corrupt conduct occurring and promote integrity and transparency.

Duties and responsibilities

Under the supervision of DRI’s Project Coordinator, the Expert will:  

• Develop interactive and detailed training modules, a training session plan, and all accompanying background materials (½ expert day);   
• Deliver a full-day training workshop to emerging civil society/change groups, following an interactive, engaging approach, e.g., discussion activities, exercises, role plays (one expert day in total);  
• Prepare pre- and post-training test modules to be shared with the participants before and after the training sessions, once validated by DRI;  
• Once the training is completed, submit a training report summarising the training outcomes and the pre-post tests results, and reflecting the trainees’ increase in knowledge as per the template provided by DRI (½ expert day).  

 Your Skills & Experience  

• An advanced university degree in law, political sciences, public policies, international relations, human rights, or relevant fields; 

• At least 7 years of experience in the development of public policies, national strategies, and political reforms;
• Deep knowledge of Lebanon’s 2020 National Anti-Corruption Strategy, its technical components, implementation prospects, and the political opportunities surrounding it;
• Strong training skills in related topics using interactive methods;
• Working proficiency in Arabic and English.